Feeding doll



Oct. 19, 1937. w 2,096,601

FEEDING DOLL Filed Dec. 24, 1936 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 19, 1937 UNITED STATES FEEDING DOLL:

Julius Weih, Ozone Park, N. Y. Application December 24, 1936, Serial No.117,473

10 Claims.

This inventionrelates to feeding dolls, and has for one of its'objectsthe provision of such a doll having a rotatable member mounted in theinterior of the head thereof, which, when actuated for rotation willsweep or wipe off any food particles on a spoon or other eatingimplement into the mouth of the said doll.

Another object of the invention is the provision of such a doll having aconduit located directly under the said rotatable member and terminatingin a food holding receptacle near the bottom of the doll body forholding any food articles fed to the doll.

A further object of the invention is to provide the said food holdingreceptacle with an exit opening through which it may be'emptied of suchfood particles when the doll is laid on its back or held with its backfacing downwardly.

A still further object is the provision of spring detent means forholding the rotatable member in position ready to be actuated forrotation. 7

Yet another object of the invention is the provision of a doll embodyingmy improvements; said doll having a movable arm holding a spoon or thelike which may be made to pick up food particles and by manipulation ofthe arm carry same to the mouth of the doll where the spoon is forcedagainst a tongue simulating vane or blade on the rotatable member torotate same through an arc sufiiciently great enough so that asecond'blade on the rotatable member may sweep the food from the spooninto the conduit.

Another object is to produce a device of the character described inwhich the maximum simplicity of construction and operation is secured.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the nature of theimprovements is better understood, the invention consistingsubstantially in the novel arrangement and co-relation of parts hereinfully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein"similar reference characters are used to describe corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and then finally pointed out andspecifically defined and indicated in the appended claims.

The disclosure made the basis of exemplifying the present inventiveconcept suggests a practical embodiment thereof, but the invention isnot to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure, and thelatter, therefore, is to be understood from an illustrative, rather thana restrictive, standpoint.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety ofmechanical expressions, one

of which, for the purpose of'illustration, is shown in the accompanyingdrawing, in which'-* Figure l is a fragmental front elevation of a dollembodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereofon line 2-2 :5 Fig. 1 with someof theparts shown in end elevation;

Fig. .3 is an enlarged sectional view of the rotatable tongue simulatingmember, the supporting bracket therefor and conduit, and also show- 210ing the spring detent for maintaining the said rotatable memberinposition.

Fig. 4 is a top plan-view partly in section taken on line 4- 4 Fig. 2with the mouth opening of .the doll shown at the top and the rear wallof I the rotatable member supporting bracket at the bottom of'said view.i I

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view of a modified form of the rotatablemember.

Referring now to the drawing in detail It) in- 52 dicates a doll havinga body ll provided with jointed arms l2 only one of which is shown, anda hollow head l3. The arm l2 may be articulated at the shoulder l4,elbow l5, and wrist l6.

Secured to the interior of the head is a bracket I! in the side arms l8of which there is rotatably mounted a shaft to which is suitably secureda spoked member 20 preferably made of suitable rubber, the said memberhaving tongue simulating blades or vanes 2|, the said member 20 beingheld against accidental rotation by means of a detent 22 secured to oneend of a'sprin'g 23 suitably secured to thebracket I1.

The bracket I1 is provided with a bottom wall 24 having an opening 25 inwhich there is located the funnelshaped'mouth 26 of a conduit 21provided at the bottom thereof with a food receiving receptacle 28having an'exit 29 extending outwardly through the rear of the doll body[I The bracket sidewalls l8 may each be provided'with 40 ears 3!]through each of which a nail or pin '3] may be driven to secure thebracket to the head 13 at and directly to the rear of the mouth opening32 of the doll head. i

To adapt the doll so that it may pick up food, one hand 34 thereof maybe provided with a spoon 'or other implement 35. With particles of foodin the spoon 35, the arm l2 may be manipulated so that the said spoon isbrought into the mouth opening 32 and pressed against one of the tonguesimulating vanes or blades 2|. The pressure thus exerted against thesaid blade will cause the member 20 to rotate through a ninety degreeangle in the direction of the arrow 36 Fig. 3. During the aforementionedrotation the upper blade 2| will sweep or wipe the food 37 out of thespoon 35 into the conduit 21 through its mouth opening 26. The foodparticles 31 will pass through the conduit and come to rest in thereceptacle 28. When the said receptacle is full; it may be emptied byturning the doll so that the exit 29 points downwardly.

In Fig. 5, I have shown a modified form of the food wiping or sweepingmember. In this form of my invention the said sweeper comprises a hub-40 which may be made of wood, composition or other rigid material andmay be provided with extensions or fins 4! each supporting a wipermember or strip 12 made of pliable material such as felt, rubber, etc.etc.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have which will hold theinterest and amuse children as well as grownups. a I

I desire it understood that the tongue simulating or food wipermechanism may be installed into dolls in which the arms are notarticulated and the doll may be fed and the said wiper mechanism may beoperated directly by the child.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the nature described comprising a bracket adapted to besecured in the interior of a dolls head, a food sweeping memberrotatably supported on the said bracket, a plurality of spaced apartradially extending wipers on the said member and detent means formaintaining the said member against accidental rotation.

2. A device of the nature described comprising a bracket adapted to besecured in the interior of a dolls head, a food sweeping memberrotatably supported on the said bracket, a plurality of spaced apartradially extending wipers on the said member, detent means formaintaining the said member against accidental rotation, a con duitbelow the said rotatable food sweeping member, and a food receivingreceptacle at the end of the conduit.

3. A- device of the nature described comprising a bracket adapted to besecured in the interior of a dolls head, a food sweeping memberrotatably supported on the said bracket, a plurality of spaced apartradially extending wipers on the said member, detent means formaintaining the said member against accidental rotation, a conduit belowthe said rotatable food sweeping member, and a food receiving receptacleat the end of the conduit, the said receptacle having a food exitopening.

4. In a doll having a body and a head, the said head having a mouthopening, a bracket secured to the interior of the head, a food sweepingmember rotatably supported on the bracket in alinement with the mouthopening, a plurality of radially spaced apart wipers on the said memberand detent means for maintaining the said member against accidentalrotation so that the wipers are in proper operating position withrelation to the mouth opening.

5. In a doll having a body and a head, the said head having a mouthopening, a bracket secured to the interior of the head, a food sweepingmember rotatably supported on the bracket in alinement with the mouthopening, a plurality of radially spaced apart wipers on the said member,detent means for maintaining the said member against accidental rotationso that the wipers are in proper operating position with relation to themouth opening, a conduit one open end of which is below the saidrotatable food sweeping member, a receptacle at the opposite end of theconduit, and a food exit passage leading from the receptacle outwardlyof the doll body.

6. In a doll having a body, a head provided with a mouth opening and anarticulated arm, a bracket secured to the interior of the head, a foodsweeping member rotatably supported on the bracket in alinement with themouth opening, a plurality of radially spaced apart wipers on the saidmember, detent means for maintaining the said member against accidentalrotation so that the wipers are in proper operating position withrelation to the mouth opening, and a feeding implement'supported by thearm for delivering food to the mouth opening and to actuate the sweepermember for rotation.

'7. In a doll having a body, a head provided with a mouth opening and anarticulated arm, a multibladed wiper member rotatably mounted in theinterior of the head in alinement with the mouth opening, detent meansfor maintaining the said member against accidental rotation, and afeeding implement supported by the arm for delivering food to the mouthopening and to actuate the sweeper member for rotation.

8. In a doll having a body, a head provided with a mouth opening and anarticulated arm, a pliable multibladed sweeper member rotatably mountedin the interior of the head in alinement with the mouth opening, detentmeans for maintaining the said member against accidental rotation, afeeding implement supported by the arm for delivering food to the mouthopening and to actuate the sweeper member for rotation, a conduit oneopen end of which is below the said rotatable food sweeper member, areceptacle at the opposite end of the conduit, and a food exit passageleading from the receptacle outwardly of the doll y. 3 1? f 9. Incombination with a doll having a hollow head provided with a mouthopening, a sweeper member rotatably mounted in the interior of the headadjacent the mouth opening, and pliable wiper blades extending radiallyfrom the said sweeper member.

10. In a doll having a body, a head provided with-a mouth opening and anarticulated arm, a sweeper member rotatably mounted in the interior ofthe head in alinement with the mouth opening, a feeding implementsupported by the arm for deliveringfood to the mouth opening and toactuate the sweeper member for rotation, a conduit one'open end of whichis'below the said rotatable food sweeper member, a receptacle at theopposite end of the conduit, and a food exit passage leading from thereceptacle outwardly of the doll body.

JULIUS WEIH.

